non-proliferation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
non-proliferation
    n 1: the prevention of something increasing or spreading
         (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of
         countries possessing nuclear weapons); "they protested that
         the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the
         hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons";
         "nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely
         related goals" [syn: {nonproliferation}, {non-
         proliferation}] [ant: {proliferation}]